Paul McCartney & Wings BAND ON THE RUN UK LP 2 PL MINT-

	£		29
	$		38

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WINGS - BAND ON THE RUN

IN MAGNIFICENT   CONDITION

PLAYED JUST TWICE EVER!!

• CATALOGUE:APPLE PAS 1007
• MATRIX: YEX 929-2 / 930-2 (ONLY -1 IS EARLIER)
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS:  1 GTO/ 2 RDA
• WITH THE FIRST ISSUE POSTER
• WITH THE FIRST ISSUE LYRIC INNER SLEEVE
• WITH THE FIRST ISSUE OUTER SLEEVE

ONE OF THE MOST SOLD ALBUMS ON THE PLANET SO YOU WOULD SAY CERTAINLY NOT RARE.

HOWEVER A FIRST PRESS IS RARE, AND HARD TO FIND BECAUSE OF THE SUCCESS OF THIS ALBUM IT WAS REPRESSED MANY MANY TIMES, SO TO FIND AN ORIGINAL WITH THE LYRIC INNER SLEEVE, AND THE POSTER, AND IN VIRTUALLY UNPLAYED CONDITION IS RARE!!!

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE APPLE PICTURE LABELS ARE IN MINT CONDITION. THERE IS NOT A MARK ON THEM AND EVERYTHING IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THE SPINDLE HOLE IS TOTALLY UNWORN, AND STILL HAS SHARDS OF RESIDUE VINYL INSIDE FROM THE FACTORY PRESSING MACHINE. I CAN SEE JUST TWO MINISCULE SPIDER LINES REALLY CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE. HOW ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR ALBUMS OF ALL TIME HAS ONLY HAS TWO PLAYS IN 27 YEARS IS BEYOND ME, BUT GREAT NEWS FOR COLLECTORS OUT THERE

THE VINYL

A BEAUTIFUL HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL, THAT GLEAMS LIKE NEW. LOOKS LIKE IT WAS JUST PRESSED.

THERE ARE NO MARKS ON THE SURFACE WHATSOEVER, AND EVEN WHEN I OFFERED IT UP TO INTENSE ILLUMINATION, I COULD ONLY SPOT A COUPLE OF REALLY WISPY HAIRLINES.AGAIN,  IT IS QUITE REMARKABLE THAT THIS ALBUM SHOULD IN IN THIS MAGNIFICENT CONDITION.

PLAYING THE RECORD

I BELIEVE THAT IF YOU ARE GOING TO SPEND YOUR MONEY ON A FANTASTIC COLLECTIBLE VINYL, THAT YOU SHOULD BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR WHAT YOU ARE BUYING. I HAVE THEREFORE INVESTED IN THE SOFTWARE THAT ALLOWS YOU TO DO JUST THAT.

I HAVE RECORDED FOUR THREE MINUTE EXCERPTS  FROM THIS  ALBUM,  I HAVE RECORDED THE FIRST TRACK FROM EACH SIDE WHICH INCLUDES THE DEAD WAX RUN IN, AND ONE OTHER RANDOM TRACK FROM EACH SIDE INCLUDING THE LINKING GROOVE

PLEASE TAKE A LISTEN TO THE RECORDINGS AND I SURE YOU WILL AGREE WITH ME THAT THIS IS WITHOUT A DOUBT AN ABSOLUTELY CRACKING COPY.

NO BACKGROUND NOISES, NO CRACKLES, POPS OR STATIC WHATSOEVER. JUST A MAGNIFICENT FIRST PRESS QUALITY WITH A PRODUCTION THAT IS BOTH CRISP AND CLEAR. THERE IS SOME ABSOLUTE MINISCULE AND BARELY AUDIBLE VINYL NOISE INBETWEEN THE  FIRST THREE TRACKS. THIS DOESN'T IMPACT ONE IOTA ON THE INCREDIBLE STEREO SOUND AND REPRODUCTION, AND IT'S ONLY AUDIBLE TO ME BECAUSE I SIT JUST 12" FROM THE SPEAKERS AS I TYPE THIS OUTM AS SOON AS I MOVE AWAY I CANNOT HEAR IT AT ALL.

I ALSO HEAR ABOUT TWO TINY DUST POPS THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE PLAY

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL MINT MINUS

THE SLEEVE

NON LAMINATED SINGLE SLEEVE.

THIS IS A SLEEVE THAT DESPITE BEST INTENTIONS SUFFERS BADLY FROM COLOUR LOSS, RING WEAR AND SEVERE CREASING DUE TO THE THIN CARD THAT WAS USED TO MAKE IT, THUS FINDING A GREAT SLEEVE IS REALLY HARD TO DO.

INCIDENTALLY THERE IS A SIMPLE WAY TO TELL IF YOU OWN A FIRST PRESS SLEEVE. simply THE SPINE WILL HAVE TAPERED EDGES, .

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN, AND IT HAS BEEN KEPT INSIDE A PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE FOR 90% OF IT'S LIFE AND HAS THEREFORE STOOD THE TEST OF TIME VERY VERY WELL.

 THE FIRST THING TO POINT OUT IS THAT NONE OF THE BROWN SURFACE HAS BEEN RUBBED AWAYM AND SECONDLY THERE IS NO RING WEAR WHATSOEVER. THERE ARE ALSO NO HEAVY CREASES OR BENDS. THERE ARE A COUPLE OF REALLY TINY LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE, AND THREE CLOSE TO THE BOTTOM EDGE.

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE 100% FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR, AGAIN A SIGN OF UNTIMATE PROTECTION. THE SPINE IS ALSO UNWORN, HAS THE FIRST PRESS TAPERED EDGES, AND ALL OF THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP, AND SHOWS JUST WHY THIS LP HASN'T BEEN PLAYED MORE THAN ONCE.

THE REAR SURFACE IS AS EXCEPTIONAL AS THE FRONT WITH JUST A FEW TINY LINES DOWN THE SPINE EDGE.

THE INNER SLEEVE IS ALSO EASILY IDENTIFIABLE AS A FIRST PRESS BY THE CORNER SNIPPED OFF FROM ONE OF THE BOTTOM CORNERS, AND IN ADDITION A THUMB GROOVE ALONG THE TOP EDGE.

THIS HAS BOTH OF THOSE INDICATORS, AND IS IN MINT CONDITION. IT IS THE THICKER CARD USED ONLY ON THE FIRST ISSUES. NO SEAM SPLITS AND PERFECTLY FLAT AND UNCREASED. THE LP HAS NOW BEEN PLACED INSIDE A NEW POLY LINED INNER TO ENSURE THAT NO HARM CAN COME TO THE INNER.

THE LARGE POSTER IS ALSO IN MINT CONDITION, HAVINF SHARP CREASE SEAMS AND NO MARKS BACK OR FRONT

HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT MINUS

GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT

GARRY